Biology:Rhamphocharis

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Short description: Genus of birds

Rhamphocharis
Rhamphocharis crassirostris - The Birds of New Guinea (cropped).jpg
Spotted berrypecker
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Melanocharitidae
Genus: Rhamphocharis
Salvadori, 1876
Type species
Rhamphocharis crassirostris[1]
Salvadori, 1876

Rhamphocharis is a genus of berrypecker in the family Melanocharitidae that are endemic to New Guinea.[2]

It contains the following species:

  • Thick-billed berrypecker (Rhamphocharis crassirostris)
  • Spotted berrypecker (Rhamphocharis piperata)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2048892 entry